The Hollywood filmmaker clinked wine glasses with the who’s who of B-town. And here’s a classic peek of the do

Yesterday evening was a truly memorable affair for our Indian filmmakers and Steven Spielberg at Taj Lands End in Bandra, Mumbai. And during this meet the Hollywood filmmaker was in conversation with Amitabh Bachchan for close to 90 minutes. While getting ready for the evening, Big B had tweeted, “And tomorrow meeting up with THE Steven Spielberg, and moderating a conversation with him, at an event for select fraternity !!”

A look at the images reveals that the evening was pretty fulfilling. And the same is reflected in this tweet from Big B, “A scintillating evening with Mr Steven Spielberg .. films relations scripts trends future .. and more !!”

Reliance DreamWorks’ film The Help gets golden statuette for best supporting actor

Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani walked the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles Sunday, where three films produced by DreamWorks Studios, his co-venture with Steven Speilberg, were nominated for 11 Oscars. Among the 11 nominations, Octavia Spencer fetched the Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in The Help. Spencer was honoured with the golden statuette for her portrayal of big-mouthed maid Minny in The Help.

Other than The Help, two other films of Reliance DreamWorks – War Horse and Real Steel – were nominated for various categories. War Horse and The Help were in the fray for best film award, which went to black and white silent film The Artist. War Horse was also nominated for sound editing, sound mixing, original score, art direction and cinematography.

While The Help, directed by Tate Tylor, featured in the nomination line-up for best actress (Viola Davis) and best supporting actress (Jessica Chastain and Spencer), apart from the best picture category. Hugh Jackman-starrer sci-fi thriller Real Steel had one nomination for best achievement in visual effects. But the award went to Hugo.

Ambani, who owns a 51 percent stake at DreamWorks Studios, attended the glittering event with his partners Spielberg and Stacey Snider.